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LateNighter Podcast Network

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From latenighter.com, we present podcasts that cover the world of late-night television from the inside out. We report on breaking news, programming moves, personnel changes, ratings wins, and more, providing informed perspective on what’s happening across this dynamic television daypart. Podcast programming includes Inside Late Night with Mark Malkoff, interviews with late night personalities sharing their stories and insight from working in the medium, as well as Late Night, Last Night with Jon Schneider, your daily recap on what's happening on all of the late night shows.

Inside Late Night: Michael Koman

The Paper co-creator Michael Koman joins Mark Malkoff to look back on seven years writing for Late Night with Conan O’Brien, his stint at Saturday Night Live, and co-creating Nathan for You. He talks about the “Walker, Texas Ranger Lever,” collaborating with Brian Stack and Pete Davidson, working briefly at The Colbert Report, and the rare Nathan for You moment that made Nathan Fielder break on camera.

Nov 3

49 min

Jon Stewart Is Staying—Now What About Kimmel? [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]

LateNighter’s Monthly Roundtable podcast returns with an October episode diving into Jon Stewart’s two-year Daily Show renewal, Jimmy Kimmel’s still-unsettled future, Bill Maher’s latest Trump drama, and a turbulent start to SNL Season 52.

Oct 30

54 min

Inside Late Night: Ian Karmel

Comedian and writer Ian Karmel joins Mark Malkoff to look back on his path from Chelsea Lately to becoming co-head writer and James Corden’s on-air comedic foil on The Late Late Show and beyond. He talks about creating “Crosswalk the Musical,” performing stand-up on Conan, working with Mel Brooks, Tom Cruise, and Ellen DeGeneres, and reuniting with Corden for this summer’s FIFA World Cup late-night show.

Oct 27

53 min

Inside Late Night: Nick Bernstein

Nick Bernstein spent more than two decades helping shape late night from behind the scenes at NBC and CBS. He joins Mark Malkoff to share behind the scenes stories of working with Taylor Tomlinson and James Corden, navigating the Leno-Conan transition, and what he learned from Rick Ludwin and Lorne Michaels.

Oct 20

1 hr 15 min

Inside Late Night: Ian Maxtone-Graham

Veteran comedy writer Ian Maxtone-Graham joins Mark Malkoff to look back on his years at Saturday Night Live, from breaking in with help from Jack Handey to helping shape Norm Macdonald’s "Weekend Update." He also shares stories about Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Al Franken, and some of the sketches that defined his time at the show.

Oct 13

1 hr 8 min

Inside Late Night: Chuck Sklar

Comedian, writer, and producer Chuck Sklar joins Mark Malkoff to look back on four decades in late night, including Politically Incorrect, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Chris Rock Show, The Late Late Show, Lopez Tonight, and Totally Biased.

Oct 6

59 min

Late Night’s Jimmy Kimmel Moment [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]

LateNighter’s Monthly Roundtable podcast returns with an episode looking back at a September that found Jimmy Kimmel at the center of seemingly every major late-night storyline.

Oct 1

50 min

Inside Late Night: Jena Friedman

Jena Friedman joins Mark Malkoff to look back on writing for David Letterman, field producing on the The Daily Show, the two Conan appearances that led to major job offers, and the live Colbert election-night appearance that brought death threats. She also talks about her Oscar-nominated work on Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and her new off-Broadway show, Motherf*cker.

Sep 29

45 min

Inside Late Night: Brian Stack

Brian Stack joins Mark Malkoff to revisit 29 years in late night, with stories from his long runs with Conan O’Brien and Stephen Colbert. He gets into classic Conan bits, Amy Poehler, the “Alabaster Ape,” Shrieking Joe, and the shock of The Late Show’s cancellation.

Sep 22

1 hr 6 min

The Month That Changed Late-Night TV [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]

Following Stephen Colbert’s sign-off after more than a decade at CBS, Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider look at what his final weeks revealed about the state of the 11:35 time period—and where late night goes from here. Plus: Byron Allen’s arrival at 11:35, Jimmy Kimmel’s changing position atop the late-night landscape, Saturday Night Live’s post-Season 51 outlook, and one YouTuber’s effort to reinvigorate the format.

Jun 4

1 hr 2 min